Peperomia versteegii
Peperomia versteegii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. versteegii
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Binomial name | |
Peperomia versteegii |
Peperomia versteegii is a species of plant from the genus Peperomia. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was discovered by Casimir de Candolle in 1910, in New Guinea.[1][2]
Etymology
versteegii came from the Dutch physician "Gerard Versteeg". Gerard Versteeg had expeditions in Dutch New Guinea.[3]
Distribution
Peperomia versteegii is endemic to New Guinea.[1]
References
- ^ a b "C. DC. (1910). In: Lorentz, Nova Guinea, 8: 422". gbif.org. Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Nova Guinea 8: 422 (1910)". powo.science.kew.org/. Trel. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ {{cite web|url=https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000031846%7Cwebsite=plants.jstor.org/%7Ctitle=Versteeg, Gerard Martinus|access-date=23 February 2023}